The Life, and Posthumous Writings, of William Cowper, Esqr: With an Introductory Letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper, Volume 1J. Seagrave, 1806 |
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Pagina 10
... writing as the biographer of my friend , to speak infi- nitely too much of myself . To avoid the I soon offensive failing of egotism , I had resolved at first to make no inconsiderable sacrifice and to suppress in his Letters every ...
... writing as the biographer of my friend , to speak infi- nitely too much of myself . To avoid the I soon offensive failing of egotism , I had resolved at first to make no inconsiderable sacrifice and to suppress in his Letters every ...
Pagina iv
... writing to Mr. Newton on a subject of great nicety , the solicited communication of his new , and then un- published ... written at the time when he was employed on his greatest performance , and such Letters were the more welcome , as ...
... writing to Mr. Newton on a subject of great nicety , the solicited communication of his new , and then un- published ... written at the time when he was employed on his greatest performance , and such Letters were the more welcome , as ...
Pagina vii
... writing , till he read the Letters of Cowper . Gratified as I am by a compliment so honorable to my de parted friend , I am too zealous an advocate for the literary glory of our country to admit , that the Letter - writers of Eng- land ...
... writing , till he read the Letters of Cowper . Gratified as I am by a compliment so honorable to my de parted friend , I am too zealous an advocate for the literary glory of our country to admit , that the Letter - writers of Eng- land ...
Pagina viii
... writing , the charm of gracefully displaying , without dis- guise and reserve , a most amiable character , and exciting by that display a tender and lively affection in the reader ; in this epistolary excellence , Lady Mary is indeed as ...
... writing , the charm of gracefully displaying , without dis- guise and reserve , a most amiable character , and exciting by that display a tender and lively affection in the reader ; in this epistolary excellence , Lady Mary is indeed as ...
Pagina xv
... writing against Pope , a por- tentous offspring of their execrable power.- -It would be a signal and a happy compliment to the literary reputation of this memorable lady , if her noble descendants would direct that the bitter verses ...
... writing against Pope , a por- tentous offspring of their execrable power.- -It would be a signal and a happy compliment to the literary reputation of this memorable lady , if her noble descendants would direct that the bitter verses ...
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acquaintance admirable affection affectionate affliction afford amiable amuse appears Atossa believe benevolent Bishop of Galloway blessing Brother celebrated censure character Christian correspondence Cowper dear Cousin DEAR FRIEND delight display divine English Epistles epistolary Esqr esteem expression favour feel friendship give grace happy heart honour hope Huntingdon interesting JOHN NEWTON JOSEPH HILL labour Lady HESKETH language least live Lord Lord Hervey Lord Peterborough mean ment mercy mind mother nature never obliged observe occasion Olney peculiar perhaps person Phalaris pleased pleasure poem poet poetical poetry Pope powerful praise present racter reader reason received recollect religious remarkable remember respect Revd Sappho Scripture seems sentiments speak spect spirit suppose sure talents temper tender thank thee Themistius thing thou thought Tibullus tion truth verse virtues volume W. C. LETTER William Cowper WILLIAM UNWIN wish word write written wrote young
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Pagina 16 - As if increase of appetite had grown By what it fed on; and yet, within a month, Let me not think on't: Frailty, thy name is woman!
Pagina xlv - Thy nightly visits to my chamber made, That thou mightst know me safe and warmly laid; Thy morning bounties ere I left my home, The biscuit, or...
Pagina xlv - All this, and more endearing still than all, Thy constant flow of love, that knew no fall, Ne'er roughened by those cataracts and breaks, That humour interposed too often makes; All this still legible in memory's page, And still to be so to my latest age...
Pagina 90 - For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?
Pagina 102 - ... within doors or sing some hymns of Martin's collection, and by the help of Mrs. Unwin's harpsichord make up a tolerable concert in which our hearts, I hope, are the best and most musical performers. After tea we sally forth to walk in good earnest. Mrs. Unwin is a good walker, and we have generally travelled about four miles before we see home again.
Pagina 237 - On the whole it appears, and my argument shows, With a reasoning the court will never condemn, That the spectacles plainly were made for the Nose, And the Nose was as plainly intended for them.
Pagina 184 - SWEET stream, that winds through yonder glade, Apt emblem of a virtuous maid — Silent and chaste she steals along, Far from the world's gay busy throng ; • With gentle yet prevailing force, Intent upon her destined course ; Graceful and useful all she does, Blessing and blest where'er she goes.
Pagina 54 - ... built as upon a rock : the fall of man, the redemption of man, and the resurrection of man, the three cardinal articles of our religion, are such as human ingenuity could never have invented, therefore they must be divine; the other argument is this. If the prophecies have been fulfilled (of which there is abundant demonstration) the Scripture must be the word of God, and if the Scripture is the word of God, Christianity must be true.
Pagina 270 - I have writ Charity, not for popularity, but as well as I could, in hopes to do good ; and if the reviewer should say, " To be sure, the gentleman's muse, wears Methodist shoes ; you may know by her pace, and talk about grace, that she and her bard have little regard, for the taste and fashions, and ruling passions, and...
Pagina 288 - With the unwearied application of a plodding Flemish painter, who draws a shrimp with the most minute exactness, he had all the genius of one of the first masters. Never, I believe, were such talents and such drudgery united.